Tunisian feed testing laboratory is well underway

The US Grains Council and Ministry of Agriculture cooperative program to establish a Tunisian central laboratory for feed analysis is well underway, reported Cary Sifferath, USGC regional director. Since moving into their building last September, the laboratory staff has grown to 13, including two technical engineers and five specialised technicians trained in grain inspection, minerals, crude fat and fiber analysis using atomic absorption spectrometry.

“Tunisia’s Ministry of Agriculture has recently issued a decree requesting that feed grains importers and feed millers present samples of imported ingredients for quality control analysis,” Sifferath said. Read more ...